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Scenes from the Depression
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Scenes from the Depression. Going into the election of 1932 many Americans blamed Hoover for the Depression . Bank failures characterized the Depression. Bank run. Hoovervilles. Hoover blankets. Depression era family. “Home” in Arkansas. Chamber of Commerce’s message to Hobos.
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Going into the election of 1932 many Americans blamed Hoover for the Depression.
Unemployment had wide ranging effects Rarig was a wealthy engineering company
Mexican Americans Mexican migrant workers faced competition from the Okies who moved west
Native Americans “Division of tribal land had been much more than just a white land grab; it was a blow, meant to be fatal, at Indian tribal existence.” John Collier
Pressured by negative public opinion, Hoover initiated a massive public works program – the Boulder (Hoover) Dam.